title: Bilateral upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis following central cord syndrome.
abstract: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common complication following spinal cord injury (SCI). Although DVT of the upper extremity is much less common than DVT of the lower extremities, the risk of pulmonary embolism following upper-extremity DVT should not be disregarded.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A bilateral upper-extremity DVT developed in a 51-year-old woman with SCI (central cord syndrome) being followed in our rehabilitation clinic. Medical treatment resulted in improvement in the clinical status of the patient as well as the regression in the thrombus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In patients with SCI, DVT should be kept in mind in the presence of pain and edema in the upper extremities, and prophylactic DVT treatment should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hilal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onmez
authors.forename: Havva Turac
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Cingoz
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kucuksen
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Anliacık
authors.forename: Ozan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yaşar
authors.forename: Halim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salli
mesh_terms: D020210:Central Cord Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D056824:Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy